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Valley County aquatic treatment postponed until spring after contractor and state pullbacks
Summary
County staff reported a planned aquatic chemical treatment and diver work for lake weed control will not proceed this season after the state and a contractor withdrew; the county will seek funding and contractors over the winter.
Rector Anderson reported that plans for this years aquatic chemical treatment and associated diver work were halted after the state and a local contractor withdrew, leaving the county to postpone treatment until spring.
Anderson told the Valley County Board of Commissioners that he and Jeremy Varley had surveyed lake vegetation and had recommended aquatic chemical treatment. "The director decided, 'no. Let's not do any chemical,'" Anderson said, and county staff found that a diver contractor previously lined up could not complete the work this year. He said the county currently has funds remaining to hire divers for only about 50 hours.
The discussion matters because commissioners and staff described recurring and…
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